Research
Knowing What Boss Gets Paid Impacts Worker Productivity (How Might Surprise You)
More states are requiring employers to disclose information about their workers' salaries with the hope it will reduce gender and racial pay gaps. But increasing pay transparency can also have some ...
Be Literal With Chatbots. Figurative Language Confuses Them
Computer scientists recently examined the performance of dialog systems, such as personal assistants and chatbots designed to interact with humans. The team found that when these systems are ...
Businesses Need to Make Work More Human: Bain & Company
Companies need to rehumanize the way they think about work, says a new report from Bain & Company, which found that 58 percent of workers across 10 major economies feel the pandemic has forced ...
Friendliness, Trust Win Out Over Skill in Teammate Choices
People who are friendly and trustworthy are more likely to be selected for teams than those who are known for just their skill competency and personal reputation, according to new research from ...
How to Keep Older Workers From Leaving During Great Resignation
Experienced older workers will retire eventually, but a new study suggests how employers may persuade some of them to stick around for a few more years. It all comes down to offering a specific type ...
Customers Trust Bots That Seem Human
The helpful person guiding you through your online purchase might not be a person at all. As artificial intelligence and natural language processing advance, we often don't know if we are talking to ...
Lack of Historical Records Not the Reason Atlantic Hurricanes Seem More Frequent — They Really Are
Forecasting how storms may change in the future, it helps to know something about their past. Judging from historical records dating back to the 1850s, hurricanes in the North Atlantic have become ...
Pandemic Lockdowns Only Work for a Limited Time, Study Finds
As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, many countries grapple with the possibility of imposing more lockdown measures, like those widely used in the spring of 2020. But how well do ...